A Guide to trousers Break – Break: the menswear term for how much creasing occurs at the bottom of the trousers, due to the length of fabric resting on one’s shoes. It’s a tailoring decision that can drastically change the appearance of a pair of trousers, and because of this, it has become a polarizing […]

Extremely attentive staff - they really listened to my requirements and made relevant suggestions of what is realistic and what wasn't. I am very particularly about my clothing, but the staff were very patient and understanding of exactly what I was after. They also produced a very quick turnaround time for my suit that I wanted altered and the stitching was faultless. I will definitely be returning in the future. They are miles ahead of the other local Tailors "Stitch in Time"! Highly recommend. Thanks again for the help!

La Sartoria was a lovely experience from beginning to end. My dress had too many flowers all over. The geniuses at La Sartoria took some off and made it look like a cascade from the top. A little nip at the bottom hem made me confident I wouldn't trip over it either. I recommend their services highly and will certainly be back.

I took 2 shirts and 2 T-shirts in for alteration, only expecting the one I needed for the next day to be ready. Returned the following day, and they'd all been altered beautifully. Excellent, friendly service! Highly recommended

Great customer service from Anna at the front desk and impeccable work from those in the back room.
I handed over two fairly expensive pairs of jeans to be tailored to me, they did a great job! Will definitely be returning for other items (A LOT BETTER THAN LOCAL COMPETITORS).
Thanks

This is the third time I have used La Sartoria to have alterations made to several outfits. Always impressed with their professionalism, courteous manner and most importantly the quality of their work which I can't fault. Their prices are very reasonable and they bend over backwards to help. I wholly recommend them to anyone looking for excellent tailors. N Stepney

These ladies are not great tailors, they are saints and perform miracles.
Just picked up a suit that was too big and looked like a potato sack on me when i took it there. It now fits like a glove. Absolutely perfect. The service was excellent and the result, amazing. 5 stars because google does not allow to give 10.

Did an amazing job with my husband's suit - knowledgable about what we should do with it, and the outcome was fantastic - boxy cheap suit to a very nicely slim fitted suit for a shorter man that looked much more expensive!

Just picked up my wedding dress, extremely pleased with the alterations! Staff were so helpful and efficient, they even lent me pair of shoes to try on with my dress as I'd forgotten mine. I will definitely be recommending La Sartoria to family and friends. Excellent service!

La Sartoria is my go-to tailor for anything and everything. I've used them mostly for sleeve shortening, taking in waists, hemming jeans and dresses etc. but would gladly use them for more complicated alterations as well. The staff are highly professional and skilled, the shop interior is pleasant and tidy, and I always feel welcome when I visit. If I could give 6 stars, I would.

Bought a couple of Armani suits but I couldn't wait for them to make the alternation for me so I looked up everywhere and found La Sartoria. It's far from my house but I wanted to have the best tailor to do my suit and the reviews really gave me confidence. Anyway I dropped them off on Saturday morning and they were finished within 4 hours. Their work was perfect and no extra charge for same day alternation. And they told me they were actually the tailor hired by Armani in Bicester! :)
I'm extremely pleased with their service and I will be returning for business.
Thank you La Sartoria.

Absolutely blown away by service, dropped in to ask about trousers that needed seem repaired the lady said it was very simple and would only take a minute and it did now even a charge, An attitude to customer service was a real credit Highly recommended. 5 star service thank you

Im in disbelief. I had completely ruined the fastening area and waistband of a vintage skirt I had bought. Somehow they have managed to fit me a new waistband in a material that completely blends in with the multicoloured tartan of my skirt. I'm not even asking any more. I'll put it down to magic. They are amazing and I will use them again.

Great Service and work! As soon as I walked into La Sartoria I felt welcomed and at ease. I took a few garments to be altered. Everything was done neatly and fitted perfectly thereafter. I was able to try my garments on and discussed the lengths etc before any alterations were done. Thank you, will be back again!

I brought a skirt to them every other tailor said was impossible to shorten because of the cut. They took it and made an absolutely perfect job of it. It looks exactly like the original - but it's the perfect length now.
It wasn't cheap but worth every penny. Staff are very nice and friendly - I can recommend them without hesitation!

I highly recommend this tailor shop. The service is first class and the work is highly professional. I had to shorten the sleeves of four jackets and a few trousers and the finished work really impressed me. It was faultless. I will return to alter more garments. Superb service and excellent value.

the shop itself is very well presented and provided a great service with a relaxed friendly atmosphere, they made me feel confident that I had chosen the right tailors, were genuinely interested in the fit I wanted achieved and knew exactly what they were doing and how to achieve it.
I had three suits and two shirts completely tailored along with three bridesmaid dresses altered.
the results were exactly as I expected and the seamstress that carried out the work clearly took pride in her work as she came out to see the finished items on and check all parties were happy.
I cannot recommend this place enough and will definitely return in the future if I require anymore alterations.

I had a brand new leather waistcoat with some patches to be sewn on to it; some square, some round, one that is all corners and arcs. They did a superb job stitching the patches on and posted it back to me when done.
I am very happy with the result and the care taken with the stitching is superb. Can't recommend them enough to you.

MOST AMAZING SERVICE!!!
I went to have my very big wedding dress fitted and shortened. I went by myself and felt intimated a little at first. The ladies there made me feel comfortable and helped me, advised me on how best to wear my dress and helped me to choose the accessories.... I literally could not have hoped for a better tailor! They went above and beyond what I asked and did not mind staying late with me in the shop (even after they had closed) to make sure I was 100% happy with my dress! I WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK and I will send all my fiends there! Thank you ladies, you made me fall in love with my wedding dress all over again! :-)

I received an amazing and great quality Zadig & Voltaire coat for Christmas but unfortunately it was HUGE! They didnt have my size when trying to return it so i decided to find a tailor. I was recommended La Sartoria! They did a better job than I ever expected, absolutely incredible. It was a long job and they did it with precision and care. Thank you La Sartoria team :)

I visited La Sartoria last Saturday and was pleased to find a lovely, elegant, immaculate shop where the client is kindly welcomed. Ilenia has created a couple of lovely cushion covers for my child's bedroom which fit well and look great - she chose the fabric, too, showing excellent taste. Will be back soon, thank you.

I have ordered a body suit for New Year's Eve, which arrived a day or two before the day. It was an odd fit , and the chest area was more or less hanging off of me. By this point I had no time to find and order something else and I really liked this top so I thought I'd get it tailored. My local tailor, however, had no capacity to complete the garment sooner than a week and I got similar responses from all other tailors around the area. Luckily I have come across La sartoria in Reading (25 min drive away )and the positive reviews I've seen really spoke for themselves. I've reached out to the company on messenger on Facebook and got amazingly quick responses. They have kindly offered their help and mentioned they can fix my bodysuit disaster in a few hours. I can honestly say this is the best service I have ever received (and I've dealt with a LOT of tailors before ) they've sorted out my garment in 2 hours , done a quick and AMAZING job, were very friendly and warm and honestly the best company I've ever dealt with! Not to sound cheesy but I feel my NYE has been saved! Thank you guys so much , I Honestly cannot recommend La Sartoria enough! :) I will be returning soon , after my January wardrobe clear out ;)

This is the second or third time I have been here and these ladies are great! I took in a black cap and a pink letter "T" transfer that I wanted attaching, they said straight away yes we can do that and said they would sew it on. I went back a few hours later(I work round the corner :-) ) and it was all done and looks great
They are really friendly and are expert at what they do and I love the shop as it is spotless and quirky too
If you need anything sewing dresses, skirts, trousers etc go here!

Great service! Made sizing alterations on three jackets of mine, including creating a completely different collar on a casual jacket which I had never worn as I didn't like the collar style, but now I love it! Very reasonable for the quality of work done and friendly advice and fitting service. Don't know of anyone else in this area doing the same - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend!

I visited La Sartoria last Saturday and was pleased to find a lovely, elegant, immaculate shop where the client is kindly welcomed. Ilenia has created a couple of lovely cushion covers for my child's bedroom which fit well and look great - she chose the fabric, too, showing excellent taste. Will be back soon, thank you.

I have ordered a body suit for New Year's Eve, which arrived a day or two before the day. It was an odd fit , and the chest area was more or less hanging off of me. By this point I had no time to find and order something else and I really liked this top so I thought I'd get it tailored. My local tailor, however, had no capacity to complete the garment sooner than a week and I got similar responses from all other tailors around the area. Luckily I have come across La sartoria in Reading (25 min drive away )and the positive reviews I've seen really spoke for themselves. I've reached out to the company on messenger on Facebook and got amazingly quick responses. They have kindly offered their help and mentioned they can fix my bodysuit disaster in a few hours. I can honestly say this is the best service I have ever received (and I've dealt with a LOT of tailors before ) they've sorted out my garment in 2 hours , done a quick and AMAZING job, were very friendly and warm and honestly the best company I've ever dealt with! Not to sound cheesy but I feel my NYE has been saved! Thank you guys so much , I Honestly cannot recommend La Sartoria enough! :) I will be returning soon , after my January wardrobe clear out ;)

Great service! Made sizing alterations on three jackets of mine, including creating a completely different collar on a casual jacket which I had never worn as I didn't like the collar style, but now I love it! Very reasonable for the quality of work done and friendly advice and fitting service. Don't know of anyone else in this area doing the same - I wouldn't hesitate to recommend!

This is the second or third time I have been here and these ladies are great! I took in a black cap and a pink letter "T" transfer that I wanted attaching, they said straight away yes we can do that and said they would sew it on. I went back a few hours later(I work round the corner :-) ) and it was all done and looks great
They are really friendly and are expert at what they do and I love the shop as it is spotless and quirky too
If you need anything sewing dresses, skirts, trousers etc go here!

I received an amazing and great quality Zadig & Voltaire coat for Christmas but unfortunately it was HUGE! They didnt have my size when trying to return it so i decided to find a tailor. I was recommended La Sartoria! They did a better job than I ever expected, absolutely incredible. It was a long job and they did it with precision and care. Thank you La Sartoria team :)

MOST AMAZING SERVICE!!!
I went to have my very big wedding dress fitted and shortened. I went by myself and felt intimated a little at first. The ladies there made me feel comfortable and helped me, advised me on how best to wear my dress and helped me to choose the accessories.... I literally could not have hoped for a better tailor! They went above and beyond what I asked and did not mind staying late with me in the shop (even after they had closed) to make sure I was 100% happy with my dress! I WILL DEFINITELY COME BACK and I will send all my fiends there! Thank you ladies, you made me fall in love with my wedding dress all over again! :-)

I had a brand new leather waistcoat with some patches to be sewn on to it; some square, some round, one that is all corners and arcs. They did a superb job stitching the patches on and posted it back to me when done.
I am very happy with the result and the care taken with the stitching is superb. Can't recommend them enough to you.

the shop itself is very well presented and provided a great service with a relaxed friendly atmosphere, they made me feel confident that I had chosen the right tailors, were genuinely interested in the fit I wanted achieved and knew exactly what they were doing and how to achieve it.
I had three suits and two shirts completely tailored along with three bridesmaid dresses altered.
the results were exactly as I expected and the seamstress that carried out the work clearly took pride in her work as she came out to see the finished items on and check all parties were happy.
I cannot recommend this place enough and will definitely return in the future if I require anymore alterations.

How can I describe it... Really expensive, but you might imagine that the price comes with quality... Wrong! They simple ruined my suit, and worst all the work they done is falling apart. If you want to waste your money and clothes, that's the place for you, if not find a better place.

I highly recommend this tailor shop. The service is first class and the work is highly professional. I had to shorten the sleeves of four jackets and a few trousers and the finished work really impressed me. It was faultless. I will return to alter more garments. Superb service and excellent value.

I brought a skirt to them every other tailor said was impossible to shorten because of the cut. They took it and made an absolutely perfect job of it. It looks exactly like the original - but it's the perfect length now.
It wasn't cheap but worth every penny. Staff are very nice and friendly - I can recommend them without hesitation!

Great Service and work! As soon as I walked into La Sartoria I felt welcomed and at ease. I took a few garments to be altered. Everything was done neatly and fitted perfectly thereafter. I was able to try my garments on and discussed the lengths etc before any alterations were done. Thank you, will be back again!

Im in disbelief. I had completely ruined the fastening area and waistband of a vintage skirt I had bought. Somehow they have managed to fit me a new waistband in a material that completely blends in with the multicoloured tartan of my skirt. I'm not even asking any more. I'll put it down to magic. They are amazing and I will use them again.

Absolutely blown away by service, dropped in to ask about trousers that needed seem repaired the lady said it was very simple and would only take a minute and it did now even a charge, An attitude to customer service was a real credit Highly recommended. 5 star service thank you

Bought a couple of Armani suits but I couldn't wait for them to make the alternation for me so I looked up everywhere and found La Sartoria. It's far from my house but I wanted to have the best tailor to do my suit and the reviews really gave me confidence. Anyway I dropped them off on Saturday morning and they were finished within 4 hours. Their work was perfect and no extra charge for same day alternation. And they told me they were actually the tailor hired by Armani in Bicester! :)
I'm extremely pleased with their service and I will be returning for business.
Thank you La Sartoria.

La Sartoria is my go-to tailor for anything and everything. I've used them mostly for sleeve shortening, taking in waists, hemming jeans and dresses etc. but would gladly use them for more complicated alterations as well. The staff are highly professional and skilled, the shop interior is pleasant and tidy, and I always feel welcome when I visit. If I could give 6 stars, I would.

Just picked up my wedding dress, extremely pleased with the alterations! Staff were so helpful and efficient, they even lent me pair of shoes to try on with my dress as I'd forgotten mine. I will definitely be recommending La Sartoria to family and friends. Excellent service!

Did an amazing job with my husband's suit - knowledgable about what we should do with it, and the outcome was fantastic - boxy cheap suit to a very nicely slim fitted suit for a shorter man that looked much more expensive!

These ladies are not great tailors, they are saints and perform miracles.
Just picked up a suit that was too big and looked like a potato sack on me when i took it there. It now fits like a glove. Absolutely perfect. The service was excellent and the result, amazing. 5 stars because google does not allow to give 10.

This is the third time I have used La Sartoria to have alterations made to several outfits. Always impressed with their professionalism, courteous manner and most importantly the quality of their work which I can't fault. Their prices are very reasonable and they bend over backwards to help. I wholly recommend them to anyone looking for excellent tailors. N Stepney

They did the exact opposite of what I clearly instructed them to do. Six months of hand stitching down the toilet because one of their seamstresses “didn’t understand” and the lady that accepted the job (and my money) was on holiday. Wonderful excuses, horrible service and an awful botched job.

Great customer service from Anna at the front desk and impeccable work from those in the back room.
I handed over two fairly expensive pairs of jeans to be tailored to me, they did a great job! Will definitely be returning for other items (A LOT BETTER THAN LOCAL COMPETITORS).
Thanks

I took 2 shirts and 2 T-shirts in for alteration, only expecting the one I needed for the next day to be ready. Returned the following day, and they'd all been altered beautifully. Excellent, friendly service! Highly recommended

La Sartoria was a lovely experience from beginning to end. My dress had too many flowers all over. The geniuses at La Sartoria took some off and made it look like a cascade from the top. A little nip at the bottom hem made me confident I wouldn't trip over it either. I recommend their services highly and will certainly be back.

Extremely attentive staff - they really listened to my requirements and made relevant suggestions of what is realistic and what wasn't. I am very particularly about my clothing, but the staff were very patient and understanding of exactly what I was after. They also produced a very quick turnaround time for my suit that I wanted altered and the stitching was faultless. I will definitely be returning in the future. They are miles ahead of the other local Tailors "Stitch in Time"! Highly recommend. Thanks again for the help!